This
is a free course targeted towards high school and senior high school students
who want to learn the programming basics, but I am ok to include 7th/8th grades
and college students too. The class will meet two times each week for four
weeks. Each session will comprise of a series of short lectures and hands-on
activities.

Course
will run from July 31st to August 23rd on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 9:30 am
to 12 noon. While the traffic is light within the University campus during
Summer months & the directions are reasonably clear, you may want to come
to the classroom with an adult for the first few sessions until you feel
comfortable with getting around. Alternatively, parent/adult is welcome to
attend all the sessions and learn some Java too! :-) Note that you are
responsible for all the logistics including pick-up & drop-off. We cannot
take any responsibility.

http://www.utdallas.edu/maps/ shows
the UTD campus map. ECSS building is right in the middle. There is no free
parking on the campus - all vehicles without parking permits/passes will be
ticketed. I have sent the parking pass to all participants. If you missed to
print it or changed the car, you can use pay-by-space parking
(CC only - $1 per hour + $1 transaction fee) in Lot I or go to visitor center
in VCB building to get a free parking pass for that day.

Alternatively,
you can use free DART bus routes #883 or #884 to get to UTD campus. See http://www.utdallas.edu/parking/how-to-ride.html
for details. Route #883 has a stop right in front of ECS building (adjacent to
UTD Berkner stop). #884 goes to UTD traffic circle - you need to walk little
bit to reach ECS building. One option is to park your vehicle in DART parking @
George Bush station and take a free ride on #883 to UTD.

http://www.utdallas.edu/locator/ECSS_2
shows the interactive map of ECSS building ground floor. 2.102 is the TI
auditorium, 2.2R1 and 2.2R2 are restrooms, and we may move to 2.415 for couple
of sessions if TI auditorium is not available.

You
can carry a cellphone to contact your parent/adult after the session is over, but
wireless signal is very weak inside the classrooms & it may drain the
battery too. So, I encourage you to turn OFF your phones when you enter the
classroom. It will avoid the distractions to the class too.

No
prior programming experience is required. Students should be proficient in using
a PC or a MAC. They should be able to use simple tools such as MS Word.

The
course is free. Please bring your own laptop, or it is ok to share with a
friend. Feel free to bring your charger - you can connect to a power outlet
from your seat. In case you cannot bring a laptop, do not worry - I may have
one or two loaner laptops or you can double-up with another participant.

We
will utilize JGRASP IDENetBeans IDE in this course to work with
Java programs.

·If
you are 100% sure that you have the latest JDK installed or if you are using
Mac, go to http://netbeans.org/downloads/index.html to download NetBeans
(Java SE edition is enough). Then, open NetBeans application - if it complains
about your JDK version, you will need to install JDK update.

·It
also provides tons of programmer-friendly features – That is why I have
switched from JGRASP to NetBeans IDE. Please install it in your laptop before
coming to the first class. If there are any difficulties with software installation,
I will be happy to help during the first session whenever I get time. See you
soon!

How
to enroll:

Registration
is closed – we will offer more courses in the future. Click [email protected]
and send an email to be notified when the next class is offered.